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Modern urban attractions

The city of the Cusco is a modern city where the traditional and modern styles are conjugated, where is mixed the Incan, the colonial and the modern thing. Cusco has educational entities of prestige, two universities, the but old of them, the tricentenary Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco; also many schools of great prestige, the most traditional is the Colegio Nacional de Ciencias, that's been founded by the liberator Simón Bolívar.

The International airport Velasco Astete, a terrestrial terminal; modern Hotels of 5 stars, houses and commercial centers of prestige, bought markets coliseums, sport scenarios, stadiums, bank entities, international restaurants and of typical food, lodgings of quality and a soccer team: the Cienciano, South American Champion 2,003, pride of the cusqueños.

Next some modern attractiveness of the Cusco:

Monument to Pachakúteq

Located in the oval of Pachakuteq, monument of modern invoice in honor to the biggest governor and statesman of the Tawantinsuyo, the monument top has a mirador to the feet of the Inca Pachakuteq.

Pacchas

During the Incan time in Cusco, the sources of water or pacchas were plentiful, which were good for the cult of the water besides ornamenting. In the last years they have gotten up more than six sources, such as those of Pumacchupan (Avenida el Sol, corner with Tullumayo street), Pumacpampa (Santa Catalina ) and San Blas, these pacchas are places and encounter and admiration for the visitors.

Cusco, one of the most touristic cities of South America, was the capital of the Inca Empire, an important cultural center of the Andes, Navel of the World, cultural center and axis of the Inca religious cult, and nowadays Archaeological Capital of America and Cultural Heritage of Humanity; many attractions to describe and perhaps little time to getting to ...read more (+)